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glasshouse

glass·house

UK/ˈɡlɑːshaʊs/ US/ˈɡlæshaʊs/ uncommon slang uk

noun

1.

a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

Origin

From Middle English glasehows, glashous, glashows; equivalent to glass + house.

Phrases

  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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